it is a move led by veterans groups as they call it symbol lick, but important. symbolic, but important. a source familiar with the talk says the president was pushed by internal staff to deliver a more robust statement on john mccain. the president refused early requests from vice president pence to do so. according to the wall street journal the white house prodded the president for two days to release a statement. we get more from cnn s abby phillip at the white house. reporter: dave and laura, a day of controversy with president trump making an about face. issuing a statement about senator john mccain at the white house. listen. also our hearts and prayers are going to the family of senator john mccain. there will be a lot of activity over the next number of days. we very much appreciate